Acts
1997-1998 Session

Listed below are the Acts from the 1998 Legislative Session. Following each Act number are the Ratification number (preceded by an R), the bill number (preceded by an H for House or an S for Senate), a brief description and the date the Act became effective. An Act will not be added to this page until it has been assigned an Act Number. The full text of an Act is included in the linked page.

-- Health Benefits and Education Act, Medical, Insurance, mastectomy, mammograms, pap
smears, breast surgery, cancer. Effective June 8, 1998, and applies to all individual and group
health insurance and health maintenance organization policies, as the case may be, issued,
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this State on or after January 1, 1999.

-- Property tax assessments, proration of between transferor and transferee on items titled
by state, federal agency. Effective January 1, 1998, and applies with respect to transfers
occurring after 1997.

-- Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages, beer and wine, minibottles, retail licenses; protests,
hearings, permanent license. Effective August 1, 1998, and applies with respect to applications
for beer and wine permits and minibottle licenses filed on or after that date.

-- Taxation, Revenue Department, extension of time to pay taxes due innocent or corporate
taxpayer, Property, Income tax. Effective June 15, 1998, and is effective for tax years beginning
after December 31, 1997.

-- Public safety communication, Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) 911
established, Emergency Telephone Service. Effective June 11, 1998, with the committee
commencing operations on August 1, 1998, and CMRS collection of surcharges commencing on
November 1, 1998.

-- Legislative Incentives for Future Excellence (LIFE) Scholarships, Colleges and
Universities, Income tax credit, tuition. Effective June 19, 1998, provided, however, the
provisions of Section 2 are effective for taxable years beginning after 1997 and applies only for
persons graduating from high school during or after May, 1997.

-- Retirement Systems, military and national guard service credit; Adjutant General,
Veterans' Affairs, Pensions. Effective June 16, 1998, and applies with respect to military
service established in the state retirement systems on or after this date.

-- Patients' Insurance and Benefits Protection Act, Medical, medical and health. Effective
January 1, 1999, except that the provisions of the act applicable to employer-sponsored health
plans are effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1999.

-- Capital Reserve Fund, Acts Cited By Popular Name, Appropriation Acts. Effective thirty
days after the completion of the 1997-98 fiscal year in accordance with the provisions of Article
III, Section 36(B)(3)(a), Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and Section 11-11-320(D)(1) of
the 1976 Code.

-- Lee County Education Board, election of chairman and vice chairman; Schools and
School Districts. Effective June 11, 1998, and is applied retroactively so as to ratify elections of
chairmen and vice chairmen at January meetings in the past.